1.The Panel of Arbitrators for International (Foreign-related) Disputes shall apply to international (foreign-related) arbitration cases.

2.The Panel of Arbitrators for Domestic Disputes shall apply to domestic arbitration cases. But if one party or both parties are enterprises with foreign investment, the Panel of Arbitrators for International (Foreign-related) Disputes shall also apply. This principle will also apply to the arbitration cases in specific industries, such as the financial arbitration cases etc.

3.Both the Panel of Arbitrators in Financial Industry and the Panel of Arbitrators for International (Foreign-related) Disputes shall apply to international (foreign-related) financial arbitration cases.
Both the Panel of Arbitrators in Financial Industry and the Panel of Arbitrators
for Domestic Disputes shall apply to domestic financial arbitration cases.

4.Both the Panel of Arbitrators in Construction, Land & Building Transactions and the Panel of Arbitrators for International (Foreign-related) Disputes shall apply to international (foreign-related) arbitration cases arising out of construction, land and building transactions.
Both the Panel of Arbitrators in Construction, Land & Building Transactions and the Panel of Arbitrators for Domestic Disputes shall apply to domestic arbitration cases arising out of construction, land and building transactions.

5.Both the Panel of Arbitrators in Grain Industry and the Panel of Arbitrators for International (Foreign-related) Disputes shall apply to international (foreign-related) arbitration cases arising out of grain industry.
Both the Panel of Arbitrators in Grain Industry and the Panel of Arbitrators for Domestic Disputes shall apply to domestic arbitration cases arising out of grain industry.

6.Both the Panel of Arbitrators in Leather Industry and the Panel of Arbitrators for International (Foreign-related) Disputes shall apply to international (foreign-related) arbitration cases arising out of leather industry.
Both the Panel of Arbitrators in Leather Industry and the Panel of Arbitrators for Domestic Disputes shall apply to domestic arbitration cases arising out of leather industry.

7.The foreign arbitrators and arbitrators coming from the Hong Kong SAR, the Macau SAR and the Taiwan region on the Panel of Arbitrators in Financial Industry, on the Panel of Arbitrators in Construction, Land & Building Transactions, on the Panel of Arbitrators in Grain Industry and on the Panel of Arbitrators in Leather Industry could only be appointed to handle international (foreign-related) arbitration cases as well as domestic arbitration cases in which one party or both parties are enterprises with foreign investment arising out of the relevant industries.

8.If the parties dispute on the nature of an arbitration case, whether it should be categorized as financial disputes, disputes arising out of the construction, land and building transactions, disputes arising out of grain or leather industry, and which Panel of Arbitrators shall apply, China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission shall make the determination.

9.The residence of the Chinese arbitrators and the nationality of the foreign arbitrators are indicated on the Panel of Arbitrators. If the residence of a party-appointed arbitrator is different from the place of the arbitration, the party who made the appointment shall, according to the stipulations of the CIETAC Arbitration Rules, pay in advance as a deposit the actual fees and expenses of the arbitrator so appointed in handling the said case.